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Turkey, the Great Powers, and the Bagdad Railway: A study in imperialism

by Edward Mead Earle

Chapters (17)

Turkey, The Great Powers, and The Bagdad Railway 0:00
Turkey, The Great Powers, and The Bagdad Railway 0:21
PREFACE 1:46
MAPS 5:51
CHAPTER I AN ANCIENT TRADE ROUTE IS REVIVED 6:05
CHAPTER II BACKWARD TURKEY INVITES ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION 18:32
CHAPTER III GERMANS BECOME INTERESTED IN THE NEAR EAST 44:20
CHAPTER IV THE SULTAN MORTGAGES HIS EMPIRE 1:24:36
CHAPTER V PEACEFUL PENETRATION PROGRESSES 2:10:19
CHAPTER VI THE BAGDAD RAILWAY BECOMES AN IMPERIAL ENTERPRISE 2:46:57
CHAPTER VII RUSSIA RESISTS AND FRANCE IS UNCERTAIN 3:26:05
CHAPTER VIII GREAT BRITAIN BLOCKS THE WAY 4:07:30
CHAPTER IX THE YOUNG TURKS ARE WON OVER 5:02:26
CHAPTER X BARGAINS ARE STRUCK 5:34:58
CHAPTER XI TURKEY, CRUSHED TO EARTH, RISES AGAIN 6:32:45
CHAPTER XII THE STRUGGLE FOR THE BAGDAD RAILWAY IS RESUMED 7:28:07
INDEX 8:29:15

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Narrator: Howard — Erudite New England Antiquarian (en-US)
Length: 8 hr 42 min
Language: English
Added: October 25, 2026
Source ebook: Project Gutenberg
License: Public domain

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